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| Quote : | "PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Travis Shelton scored on a 96-yard kickoff return for one of his two touchdowns, and Adam DiMichele threw two scoring passes, leading Temple to a 28-14 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday and snapping the Owls' 20-game losing streak.
Temple (1-8) ended the nation's longest losing streak with their first win since a 34-24 victory over Syracuse on Nov. 13, 2004. The Owls lost to Boston College in their final game of the 2004 season and lost 11 games last season.
The victory is Temple's first under new coach Al Golden, whose Owls lost eight straight and were outscored 351-71, allowing 60 points in three losses.
Bowling Green, which beat the Owls 70-7 last season, took a quick lead when Chris Bullock ran 30 yards for a score on the first play from scrimmage.
After Temple blocked a punt, Shelton caught a 43-yard scoring pass from DiMichele, tying the game at 7-all with 7:36 left in the first quarter.
Temple's Jason Harper then scored on a 9-yard run with 4:42 left in the first half.
DiMichele threw a 45-yard TD pass to Bruce Francis to give the Owls a 21-7 lead with 8:44 left in the third quarter before Bullock, who ran for 182 yards on 29 carries, scored again. This time, Bullock scored on a 1-yard run to cut Bowling Green's deficit to 21-14 less than a minute into the fourth quarter.
On the ensuing kickoff, Shelton scored on a 96-yard return, matching the longest return in Temple history. The Owls' Paul Loughran accomplished the feat against Boston University in 1971. The run was the longest for the Owls since Makonnen Fenton's 94-yard return against Connecticut in 2002.
DiMichele had his finest game of the season, going 10-of-13 for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=263010218&confId=18&date=20061028 10/28/2006 4:56:24 PM
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